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Title: Oscar Mike?
Post by: PyroMenace on Monday, March 08, 2010, 06:11:17 AM

Oscar Mike — On the Move, the names of the two NATO phonetic alphabet letters O and M which stand for the phrase. Used on the radio and in shorthand to each other.

Is that it? I always hear it referenced in all of these modern military shooters, but was there some other reference to something specific that happened?

Title: Re: Oscar Mike?
Post by: beo on Monday, March 08, 2010, 06:14:17 AM

yep, either that or "on mission".

i don't think there's anymore to it than that

Title: Re: Oscar Mike?
Post by: Cobra951 on Monday, March 08, 2010, 07:33:33 AM

Never heard of it, so I googled it.  First hit was this:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=oscar%20mike

Title: Re: Oscar Mike?
Post by: Xessive on Monday, March 08, 2010, 07:51:57 AM

If you watch Generation Kill you'll hear lots more! ;D

Title: Re: Oscar Mike?
Post by: scottws on Monday, March 08, 2010, 11:34:50 AM

In COD:MW2 it was used frequently for "on the move".  "We're oscar mike!"